Birdhouse with replaceable liner

ABSTRACT

A house for birds, the birdhouse being comprised of a wooden enclosure with a removable sheet metal roof so as to gain access to the interior of the enclosure for the purpose of placement of an empty tin can therewithin, the tin can having an open end which is aligned with a small opening in one end of the enclosure so to allow access of birds thereinto, the tin can being readily replaceable with a fresh tin can after a season of use by birds.

United States Patent Lewis K. Oldaker Rte 1, Utica, Ohio 43080 852,321

Aug. 22, 1969 Mar. 2, 1971 Inventor Appl. No. Filed Patented BIRDHOUSEWITH REPLACEABLE LINER 4 Claims, 4 Drawing Figs. US. Cl. 119/23, 30/3Int. Cl. .1 A0lk 31/00 Field of Search 1 19/23; 30/3 References CitedUNITED STATES PATENTS 1,748,349 2/1930 Ijams 119/23 2,077,208 4/1937Brady 1 19/23 2,681,038 6/1954 Clark 119/23 3,505,975 4/1970 Spencer l19/51 FOREIGN PATENTS 503,852 7/1930 Germany 1 19/23 PrimaryExaminer-Aldrich F. Medbery ABSTRACT: A house for birds, the birdhousebeing comprised of a wooden enclosure with a removable sheet metal roofso as to gain access to the interior of the enclosure for the purpose ofplacement of an empty tin can therewithin, the tin can having an openend which is aligned with a small opening in one end of the enclosure soto allow access of birds thereinto, the tin can being readilyreplaceable with a fresh tin can after a season of use by birds.

: This invention relates generally to birdhouses.

A principal object of the present invention is to provide an improvedbirdhouse having self-contained means for being easily and quicklycleaned out after a season of use by birds.

Another object of the present inventionis to provide a birdhouse whichincorporates a removable tin can that serves as a home for birds withinwhich to dwell.

Yet a further object of the invention is to provide'a birdhouse whichincludes an outer enclosure with a removable roof so as to gain accessto the interior thereof for purpose of placement of tin canstherewithin. l

Other objects of the present invention are to provide a birdhouse whichis simple 'in design, inexpensive to manufacture, rugged inconstruction, easy'to use and eff cient in operation.

These and other objects will be readily evident upon-a study of thefollowing specification and theaccompanying drawing wherein:

FIG. 1 is a side cross-sectional view of the present invention; F IG; 2is a cross-sectional view taken on the line 2-2 of FIG.

-1 and showing a fresh tin can being held ready for replacement of aformer tin can within the birdhouse;

FIG. 3 is a perspective view ofthe present invention shown assembled;and.

FIG. 4 is an end view of a modified form of the present invention.

Referring now to the drawing in detail, the reference numeral representsa birdhouse according to the present invention wherein there is a basepanel 11 of rectangular character and uponwhich there is mounted apairof upstanding, parallel, spaced apart sidewalls l2, and a pair ofspaced apart, vertically upstanding opposite end' walls 13 and 14. A

spacer board 15 is mounted upon the base panel and fitted within thearea formed by the sidewalls and end walls as shown in FIG. 1 of thedrawing. The upper edges of the end walls are of semicircularconfiguration so as to supporta semicylindrical roof 16 which is securedthereto by means of nails 17. The above structure encloses a centralcompartment 18 into which an empty juice or other tin can 19 isremovably receivable.

As shown in FIG. 3 of the drawing, it is to be noted that the sheetmetal roof 16 is provided with a plurality of conventional key holeslots 20 through which the heads 21 of the nails 17 are receivable. Bysimply slidingthe roof a slight distance, the same may be quickly andeasily attached and detached so as to gain access to the interior 18 forpurpose of replacing the tin cans l9.

One end wall 14. of the enclosure is provided with a small opening 22which serves as an entrance for wrens or other birds. A perch pole'23 issupported at one end within the end wall 14, the perch pole beinglocated slightly toward one side and in front of the opening 22. Asshown in F IG. 1 of the drawing, the perch pole may be slightly upwardlytilted.

- in operative use, it will be noted that the open end of the tin can ispositioned toward the end wall "so that the opening 22 therein willcommunicate with the opening of the tin can and thus allow access ofbirds throughthe enclosure opening and into the opening into the centerof the tin can.

After a season of use, the tin can will require replacement so as toprovide a fresh and clean house for the birds in the next season. Inorder to do this, the roof is lifted off the enclosure thus exposing thetin can which may now be simply lifted upenclosure from a stationarysupport so as to turn the same over and dump out the old tin can.Addltlonally in the present form of the invention, the tin can issupported with a space thereabove and therebelow thus providing animproved insulation. of the tin can to the outside temperature. It willbe further noted that regardless of the weight of the content in thecan, the same will not slip outwardly of the grasp of the clip 26 inview that the jaws of the clips cannot be forced sidewardly outward dueto the presence of the sidewalls prevent ing such movement.

Thus there has been provided an improved birdhouse which offers a quickand easy way for cleaning the same.

I claim: l I

1. In a birdhouse, the combination of an outer enclosure and areplaceable tin can contained within said enclosure, said tin cancomprising a home for birds such as wrens, said enclosure comprising arectangular base panel, a pair of vertically upstanding, spaced apartsidewalls, a pair of vertically upstanding, spaced apart opposite'endwalls,'and a removable roof on the walls so to form a centralcompartment within which said tin can is receivable.

2. The combination as set forth in claim 1 wherein said tin cancomprises an empty conventional sheet metal can having one end thereofremoved to form an opening to the interior of said tin can, said openingof said tin can being positioned in alignment with one of said end wallshaving an opening therethrough to serve as a door way through whichbirds may enter.

3. The combination as set forth in claim 2 wherein said roof is securedto said opposite end walls by means of nails, said roof being removableso as to gain access to the interior of said enclosure for purpose ofreplacement of said tin cans.

'4. The combination as set forth in claim 3 wherein said roof isprovided with aclip on the underside thereof, said clip serving to graspsaid tin can and support the same within said enclosure of saidbirdhouse.

1. In a birdhouse, the combination of an outer enclosure and areplaceable tin can contained within said enclosure, said tin cancomprising a home for birds such as wrens, said enclosure comprising arectangular base panel, a pair of vertically upstanding, spaced apartsidewalls, a pair of vertically upstanding, spaced apart opposite endwalls, and a removable roof on the walls so to form a centralcompartment within which said tin can is receivable.
 2. The combinationas set forth in claim 1 wherein said tin can comprises an emptyconventional sheet metal can having one end thereof removed to form anopening to the interior of said tin can, said opening of said tin canbeing positioned in alignment with one of said end walls having anopening therethrough to serve as a door way through which birds mayenter.
 3. The combination as set forth in claim 2 wherein said roof issecured to said opposite end walls by means of nails, said roof beingremovable so as to gain access to the interior of said enclosure forpurpose of replacement of said tin cans.
 4. The combination as set forthin claim 3 wherein said roof is provided with a clip on the undersidethereof, said clip serving to grasp said tin can and support the samewithin said enclosure of said birdhouse.